The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-19

Wing, after Ave ballots, the iirst ballot
being. Red Wing 3, Pennington 5, Hastings
/, Shaker ZEE !. The last ballot stood, Red
Wing :, Hastings |, Snakopee |. The State
property at st. Paul now occupied BY the
Reform School Is valued at e2j0,U00.
The Milwaukee h 1t. Paul depot al
Owatonna, was burned to the ground
at 60 Tuesday morning. A large
amount Of freight that was stored at
owners risk was lost; only tickets and .
few articles in the agents Office being saved.
The people will now ask that q union depot
be built by the two roads The st. Paul
mail bag was burned with contents In the
depot fire.
Seeding in Wabasha County u finished
The acreage Of wheat 10 much smaller than
and corn is an increase Of about 10 per cent.
over last year. The farmers have become
weary of raising wheat at the prices paid
for that cereal during the past few years.
They find it much more profitable to adopt
diversified methods of farming. Many Of
them have engaged quite heavily In stocb
raising.
At Dawson, Sunday, Station Agent Him
sey was shot while on a cunning trip. He
ard companion in working their boat over
some rapids discharged q gun lying In the
bottom Of the boat, the charge OF the shot
lodging in Mr.. Hinsey's arm. In spite Of
the efforts of three surgeons the wound
proved fatal on the 9th. Mr.. Hinsey
was an Odd Fellow and Mason. He was
severely wounded during the war. a wife
and child survive him.
The prospects are favorable that Mankato,
Rochester and Red Wing and possibly
some other interior Minnesota cities will be
awarded free postal delivery. According
to the recommendation Of Post office In
spector Spangler MankatO will be divided
into four districts, with q carrier to each
district and about 80 letter boxes. This
carriers for the first year is from 1000 "a
$50. There will probably be . mounted
carrier for the north Fart Of the city.
Col. D. A. Robertson and family, or st
Paul, were passengers on the Inflated La,
Champagne at its collision near Havre.
The passengers were transferred TO tho La.
Bretagne and pursued their homeward
voyage. Regarding tho collision Mrs.. Rob
ertson said When the disaster happened, 4
lady: said: my anxiety il that French
sailors get excited and lose their heads, =
but the result shows that French sailors an
splendid seamen. I am convinced that their
GOODNESS and discipline cannot DO surpassed
Bishop Ireland, Of st. Paul was . pas
sengerOn the Umbria, which reached New
York from Liverpool, on the 9th. The com
mittee to meet Bishop Ireland Of st. Paul
was headed by Father Riordan Of Castle
Garden and they were accompanied by {
committee from Philadelphia, who came
for the purpose by direction Of Archbishop
Ryan. Bishop Ireland has been in Europl
over six months. His mission to tho old
continent was two-fold. He went with tht
Bishop of Richmond, Va, to make arrange
ments with the sovereign pontif for the g
Enlistment Of q Catholic university, and
also to enlist the sympathy Of the prelate
OF the Catholic church in forwarding thu
work of the Catholic land and colonization
association, Of which he il president. Il
his conversation with prelates In Europe
Bishop Ireland strongly urged them to dir
courage emigration to the towns of thi
country, and left with: them circulars show
ing the great advantages the prairies o.
this country offered the industrious farmer
for making living and even : fortune
The Bishop spent . week in his nativ,
county. Of Kilkenny, Ireland, before b
sailed for home.